Cancer

Sweetened drinks may increase risk of liver cancer and fatal liver disease

Sugar-sweetened beverages can contribute to liver problems, increasing the risk of liver cancer and fatal liver disease. This is according…

Health & research

NHS England to replace current cancer waiting time targets

Around two thirds of NHS cancer waiting time targets are going to be replaced in England in a bid the…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 15 July 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… MPs demand…

Dentistry

Aspartame could ‘possibly’ cause cancer, WHO says

Released today, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) assessment on the non-sugar sweetener aspartame has found it ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’.…

Oral health

Liver cancer deaths ‘soaring’ due to alcohol and obesity

Following a 40% rise in deaths caused by liver cancer in a decade, a leading health charity has called for…

Dentistry

Skin cancer cases in the UK reach record high

The number of people diagnosed with skin cancer has reached the highest since records began, Cancer Research UK says.  The…

Dentistry

One person every three hours lost to mouth cancer

Mouth cancer is on the rise in the UK – Jocelyn Harding sheds some light on the dental team’s role…

Oral health

Weight gain before age of 30 increases risk of prostate cancer death by 27%

New research suggests a strong link between men gaining weight early in life and developing prostate cancer. Men who put…

Dentistry

Around 400 people diagnosed with preventable cancer every day

More than 400 people are diagnosed with preventable cancer every single day, sparking health warnings from experts. According to the…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Petrol crisis –…

Dentistry

Everesting – because it was there

Gareth Jones of Monmouth Dental Practice in the Welsh borders, shares his recent experience of the new phenomenon. What is…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Time to end…

Dentistry

Dental X-rays may potentially increase risk of thyroid cancer and meningioma

Repeated exposures to dental X-rays is associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer and meningioma. A team at the Brighton…

Dentistry

Sugary drinks and fruit drinks linked to increased cancer risk

Drinking 100ml of sugary drinks every day could increase cancer risks by 18%, a recent study shows. A French study looked…

Oral health

Oral bacteria in pancreas linked to more aggressive tumours

Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institutet have found that the presence of oral bacteria in so-called cystic pancreatic tumours is associated with…

Dentistry

Common oral bacteria can make colon cancer more deadly

American researchers have determined F. nucleatum, a common oral bacteria often implicated in tooth decay, accelerates the growth of colon cancer Researchers…

Dentistry

What you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Calls for a…

Dentistry

Smokers 40% less likely to survive cancer 10 years after diagnosis

Smoking cigarettes could stop the ability of the body to fight cancer, research from the University of Leeds shows. Smokers…

Oral health

US scientists to test light therapy as relief from oral side effects of cancer treatment

Researchers from the US will be investigating light therapy to treat the painful oral side effects resulting from cancer treatments…

Oral health